Technology Assessment Reports

Date:

January 2003

Title:

TA 28 - A Life Cycle Assessment of the Victorian Electricity Grid

Type:

Technology Assessments Report

Author(s):

A. Cottrell, J. Nunn, A. Urfer, L. Wibberley, P. Scaife

This report shows results of a life cycle analysis (LCA) for the supply of 1 MWh of electricity from the Victorian grid (third largest capacity of 8,500 MW). This report is part of a series of LCA studies of the Australian State grids, which are being undertaken to provide benchmark data sets for future studies by the CCSD. The analysis takes into account power supplied from the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Authority (SMHEA), but excludes interstate transfers. The analysis included systems associated with power generation, transmission and distribution.

The study aims to provide a detailed, transparent and disaggregated evaluation of Victoria’s electricity grid, with significantly more detail than reported in other studies (which have focused on greenhouse gas emissions). The study includes a range of indicators including resource energy and fresh water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions (GGEs), NOx, SOx, particulates and solid waste emissions, and a range of substances sourced from the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) database.

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